Mount Marapi Erupts Again Tonight (Monday, April 13, 2026)

Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupted again on Monday (April 13, 2026) at 18:53 WIB. In the past week, Mount Marapi has erupted only once.

Citing eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the ash column was observed at approximately None meters above the peak or None meters above sea level.

No eruption visuals were observed. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 30.2 millimeters and a duration of 36 seconds.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Marapi is at Level II (Warning). Earthquake observations on April 13, 2026 from 00:00 to 23:59 WIB showed 1 eruption/explosion earthquake with an amplitude of 21.4 millimeters and a duration of 29 seconds.

Then, 1 blast earthquake with an amplitude of 2.7 millimeters and a duration of 49 seconds, as well as 10 non-harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2.5-2.8 millimeters and durations of 75-326 seconds.

PVMBG advises residents around Mount Marapi, visitors/tourists, and climbers not to enter and carry out activities within a 3-kilometer radius of the center of Mount Marapi's activity (Verbeek Crater).

In 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,448 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (782 times) while Mount Marapi has erupted 37 times.

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